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GM Is Pushing Hard to Tank California’s EV Mandate (archive.ph)

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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

GM, one of the biggest sellers of EVs in the U.S., is encouraging employees to use scripted talking points to lobby Senators. The goal is to nullify a 2022 California measure that would ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars and trucks by 2035, a mandate that has since been adopted by 11 other states. The Senate could vote as early as next week to revoke a waiver that allows California to set its own stricter tailpipe-emissions standards.

This seems... undesirable.

Rep. Laura Gillen, a Democrat from New York, one of the states to adopt the mandate, said she supports the goal of reducing emissions but that the timeline is “out-of-touch with reality” and an undue burden on consumers facing a cost-of-living crisis.

“If everybody in my district went out and got an EV, the grid could not accommodate that,” Gillen said.

How is this relevant? Is she implying that no upgrades to the grid will be made between now and 2035?

[–] satanmat@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

Yes and... I don't see anyone worrying about the number of new computers, stoves, and refrigerators; impacting the grid....

I hate that stupid talking point.